Inside The Rise Of ‘Crime Tourism’: How Liberal Policies Helped Create A New Criminal Industry

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Inside The Rise Of ‘Crime Tourism’: How Liberal Policies Helped Create A New Criminal Industry

Ben Johnson

When criminals take advantage of America’s lax immigration laws, it’s usually the poor and vulnerable who pay the price. But a new crime wave is targeting the wealthiest elements of society, often in Democratic states and sanctuary cities. Police officers blame this nationwide surge in so-called “crime tourism” on South American gangs exploiting loopholes in immigration law — and low-bail or no-bail policies in liberal states — to victimize affluent suburbs.

This years-long burglary spree has cost Americans untold millions of dollars, yet no one seems prepared to altar the statutes that incentivize this behavior.

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